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He also set a new Welsh record in the spoken numbers event, recalling 79 random digits in order to beat the previous best of 75.

And if that's not enough, he holds the British record for the number of consecutive random words memorised in order at 242.

Watch the video above to see James' incredible memory techniques

The teacher isn't the only person at the school with a super-sized brain. 13-year-old pupil Henry Bole starred in Super Brain China 2016 in front of 100 million television viewers.

Mr Paterson said: "Memory techniques are an important aspect of learning and I am delighted to be able to pass on key methods and advice to LVS Ascot’s students to help them achieve the best possible grades.

"I have run highly successful memory and study workshops here for students, but also for parents as we believe it is important for parents to be able to support their children’s learning effectively at home too.

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"Memorisation-style revision sessions last term were also a big hit and those that attended commented the best thing was the stress reduction from knowing that all of the facts and figures were at their fingertips."

Students at the independent school will reap the benefits of Mr Paterson's skills and recognition, with special study skills talks for GCSE and sixth form students being planned to help them improve further on its A-Level results which saw a rise in A* and A grades and a highest ever pass rate of 99.2 per cent.

He will also be running memory clubs for high ability year 10 students who will be able to learn memory techniques to a level where they themselves can compete in adult memory competitions.